Recruitment

We are looking to strengthen our Business Development Team with a high calibre Printed Folded Carton Sales Professional, who has a proven track record and a passion for opening and converting new business opportunities. Working closely with our internal team, the role will require you to identify and create new business opportunities and manage a portfolio of accounts in a wide range of industries.

You should be self-driven, results-oriented, work with a positive outlook, and have a clear focus on high quality service. You should also be ambitious, credible, and comfortable in dealing with both internal and external contacts, reliable, tolerant, and determined. A good communicator, well presented and possess a business-like mind. You should have knowledge of design led bespoke products and ideally will have some experience of selling products into any of the following markets: Food and beverage, engineering and automotive, healthcare or pet care. Any knowledge of the printed folded carton industry would be of particular interest, although not essential. You could have previously held one of the following roles: Key Account Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Territory Sales manager, Account Manager.

• Company Car
• Competitive Salary
• Profit Related Pay Scheme
• 26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Company Mobile Phone, Laptop Etc…
• Hybrid Working Role (Site office, working from home, customer visits)

If you feel you have the aforementioned qualities, please send your CV to MarkW@Kingstoncarton.co.uk

The Opportunity:

We’re now looking for a motivated Quality Assurance / Health & Safety Manager to help promote a safe working environment whilst ensuring a quality final product is achieved for our customers. 

This is an exciting opportunity where you’ll play a key role in ensuring our folding carton packaging is manufactured to the highest standard. 

Whether you already have QA/HSE experience at management level, or are looking to take the step up, we’d love to hear from candidates with confidence, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Making sure our final packaging product meets the company's high-quality standards by adhering to stringent internal and external policies. 
• Ensuring industry specific legislation is met, along with detailed knowledge of our customer’s market requirements. We are heavily involved with food and healthcare related industries with regards to our cardboard-based packaging products. 
• Promoting a safe working environment throughout our company, whilst ensuring productivity and efficiency is maintained.

• Ensure that employees comply with safety legislation and that safety policies and practices are adopted and adhered to.

What We’re Looking For:

The right person for the role can demonstrate:

• Good organisation and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and team-building skills.
• Methodical and structured approach to documentation reporting.

Experience That Would Be Helpful:

• Knowledge from within a packaging industry would be very helpful.
• A similar role within the food or healthcare industry could be an advantage.
• Experience with BRCGS certification would offer a significant advantage.
• Understanding of FSC and/or PEFC certification would be of interest.
• A previous role within QA/HSE would be favourable; either at management level or at assistant level.
• Audit experience (internal and external), would provide confidence. 

Some support and training could be provided to a candidate with some undelaying knowledge, with the right attitude and ambition to progress.

What’s In It For You:

• A Competitive Salary: £33,000 - £40,000
• Company Bonus Structure
• Holiday Entitlement of 26 days per year plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to grow within a progressive company within a supportive team environment
• Free on-site parking.
• Full-time permanent position
• In-person working environment, between our onsite factory and office.

How To Apply:

We are seeking an experienced Reprographics & CAD Technician to join our pre-press and studio team within the folding carton packaging industry. This is a key role, responsible for preparing customer artwork for print, producing accurate CAD layouts, managing reprographics processes, and ensuring all files are production-ready to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with customers, designers, account managers, and the production team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality printed packaging while ensuring artwork accuracy, colour consistency, and efficient workflow throughout the process.

What You’ll Be Doing:

· Preparing, amending, and verifying customer artwork for lithographic carton production.

· Producing and maintaining CAD drawings and packaging layouts.

· Operating reprographics and pre-press workflows, including CTP (Computer-to-Plate) systems and plate production.

· Carrying out trapping, step-and-repeat, imposition, and artwork preparation for print.

· Setting up and verifying dielines.

· Barcode verification and artwork quality checks using industry-standard software.

· Artwork compliance checks.

· Colour management checks.

· Preparing proofs for approval.

· Liaising with designers, brand owners, customers, and internal production teams.

· Document control, file management, and revision history.

· Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the reprographics and pre-press department.

· Working efficiently to meet production schedules and customer delivery deadlines.

What We’re Looking For:

· Experienced reprographics or pre-press professional with a strong understanding of packaging artwork, lithographic print production and carton construction.

· An individual with good technical knowledge, attention to detail and enjoy working in a packaging design studio environment, where quality is paramount.

Experience That Would Be Helpful:

· Proven experience in print reprographics within the folding carton or packaging print sector.

· Hands-on experience with CTP (Computer-to-Plate) systems and plate production.

· Proficient in industry-standard software including Esko, ArtPro+, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and GlobalVision.

· Sound understanding of the lithographic printing process as applied to carton production.

· Skilled in trapping, step-and-repeat, imposition, dieline setup, and barcode/artwork verification.

· Experience working with brand guidelines and colour management, including Pantone, ICC profiles, and spot colour builds.

· Ability to liaise confidently with designers, brand owners, customers, and print production teams.

· Excellent attention to detail with a quality-first approach to artwork accuracy.

· Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced production environment.

· Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

· Good communication skills with experience managing proofing and customer approval processes.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

What’s In It For You:

• A Competitive Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 depending on experience and skill set.
• Company Bonus Structure.
• Holiday Entitlement of 26 days per year plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to grow within a progressive company
• Supportive team environment
• Full-time permanent position
• In-person working environment
• Training and development opportunities

How To Apply:

If you’re motivated by creative artworks, inspiring carton engineering, building relationships, and helping drive business growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to MarkW@kingstoncarton.co.uk